Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB716: Generally revise qualifications for county water and sewer board of directors
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws concerning county water and sewer districts; clarifying the type of real property ownership that qualifies an individual to be a member on the board of directors; amending section 7-13-2233, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS CONCERNING COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTS; CLARIFYING THE TYPE OF REAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP THAT QUALIFIES AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE A MEMBER ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AMENDING SECTION 7-13-2233, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 7-13-2233, MCA, is amended to read: "7-13-2233. Qualifications of directors. (1) To be eligible for election or appointment to a board of directors, a person an individual must (b) 18 years of age or older; (c) a citizen of the United States; and (d) a resident of the district or an owner of real property in the district who is a resident of the state of Montana. An individual is an owner of real property in the district if the real property is titled in either an individual name or held in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or trust in which the individual is an officer, partner, member, or trustee. (2) A person An individual appointed to a board of directors as a nonvoting ex officio member as provided in 7-13-2230 must meet the requirements of this section except that the person individual may reside outside the boundaries of the district and is not required to own property in the district. (3) A person An individual appointed by a municipality to a board of directors pursuant …
Sponsors
- Griffith, Alanah (D, 60) · primary sponsor
- Fern, Dave (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 41 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 95 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 91 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections, Counties, Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is HB716?
- HB716 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise qualifications for county water and sewer board of directors.
- What does HB716 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws concerning county water and sewer districts; clarifying the type of real property ownership that qualifies an individual to be a member on the board of directors; amending section 7-13-2233, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB716?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB716?
- Griffith, Alanah (D, 60), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB716?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3750
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